Illumina countersues IBS and Qiagen

(Reuters) – Genetic sequencing company Illumina Inc countersued Intelligent Bio-Systems Inc and Qiagen NV alleging infringement on three of its patents expiring in December 2022. Illumina alleged infringement on patents that are applicable to the “sequencing by synthesis technology” being used in the IBS Max-Seq and MINI-20 DNA Sequencers. The company said the suit was in response to the lawsuit brought against Illumina in March by Columbia University and IBS alleging infringement of five patents related to DNA sequencing. Qiagen acquired IBS in June. …